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    Pork Butt question

    I have smoked a few butts over the years but looking for a change on Thanksgiving. We always do the turkey and then another meat that is smoked. The smoked meat choice for dinner this year is pork butt. I was going to do ham but waited too long to decide and ran out of time to cure. My family...
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    Questions about smoking a beef brisket

    Want to smoke a brisket for dinner tomorrow. I will be doing it in my electric smoker. We want to slice it and not pull it. 1: What cut of meat should I get? 2: Length of Time with smoke rolling? 3: Flavor of wood? 4: How long at what temp before putting in foil? Seems like 170 then foil...
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    First sausage - Help needed, Updated with Q-View

    My daughter decided she wanted to make breakfast sausage links. She went out and bought the meat grinder and stuffer attachment for her new Kitchenaid. She has a recipe from the club she works at that she wants to try. She is a pastry chef so this is something different for her.  Just bought 7...
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    Curing a Pork Loin

    I make canadian bacon but my wife found a recipe on another forum that I dont know what you would call the final cut of meat. It really looks good. Sounds like canadian bacon being called pork chops. Heres what they used: Brine: 2 Cups of Water ½ Cup Morton Tender Quick 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1...
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    Want to convert an electric flat top to gas

    I am redoing my outdoor kitchen this year and we want to add a flat top griddle. I can get my hands on an electric unit for free through work. The big problem is it is 208 volt. We also like cooking with gas since it is easier to control temps. I looked on line and couldnt find any thing about...
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    Question on heating a greenhouse

    I have a 12 x 12 block building that I am thinking about turning into a greenhouse. One side will be windows. The front is all glass. this room housed a hot tub for 14 years but is not used anymore. I am planning on removing the roof and replacing it with clear corrugated roofing material. I...
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    Irish grilled cheese with smoked cheddar and green herbs

    I got this recipe from Food network today. It sounded so good I had to try it. It was awesome. I used some of my smoked cheddar to make them. Since it is Irish grilled cheese I had to have some good Irish beer with it. Heres the recipe I used: Mash 4 tablespoons softened butter  with 2...
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    Dinner tonight. Spareribs, Smoked cabbage, Hasselback potatoes, Cauliflower

    What better to do on a 15 degree day than smoke dinner. Got some spares going now. I never tried the cabbage smoked, only on the grill. My wife had a quarter of a head left from another meal so I threw it in the smoker with some butter, pepper and seasoned salt. Going to leave it in the whole...
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    Smoked some eggs

    I kept reading about these so I gave them a try. They came out fantastic . I hard boiled the eggs for 7 minutes. Put them in some cold water to stop them from cooking. Peeled them and patted them dry. Into the smoker for 75 minutes with some maple and cherry pellets They color was really...
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    Looking for good deal on sealer bags

    Anyone know who has the best deal going right now on foodsaver bags? I could not find the thread that was about some bags that were just as good as the foodsaver brand but cheaper. I am actually looking more for the rolls than the bags.
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    Flying pig mailbox

    I don't know if this is the right forum but I wanted to show off the mailbox I made. My wife and I are really into pigs. We had 2 of them for years in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and both have flying pig tattoo's. Really easy for somebody to find our house, just tell them to look for the pig.
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    Pastrami temp question

    I have a pastrami in the smoker now. As usual taking longer than I thought for this. I was planning on going to a party at 4.  I am at 160 now. Is there any way it can be pulled in about a half hour and still be good?
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    Bacon wrapped Kielbasa treats

    Here are the treats I made for a Pittsburgh Steelers game and a New Years Eve party. They did not last long. I am completely out of my own bacon so I had to use some store bought. I got 30 half strips of bacon per pound and 24 pieces of kielbasa cut in 1/2 inch pieces per pound. I filled...
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    Does my corned beef look normal? Updated Q- View

    I just pulled my flat and point out of the brine after 10 days. Does the meat look right? I expected it to all be a reddish color. As you can see in the pics it has a lot of brown. Is this normal. Never tried this before. Update: Totally amazing how great it turned out. I was so freaked out...
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    My take on the TGI Fridays Sesame Jack chicken strips

    It's not smoked but it is an awesome chicken treat. I was looking to do a trial run of an appetizer that I want to take to a New Years eve party tomorrow night. This is my take on the Jack Daniels sesame strips and dipping sauce. Since I am a Crown Royal fan mine should be considered Crown Royal...
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    Making my first corned beef / pastrami, What do you do with the point?

    I was wondering what most of you do with the point after trimming. Beef bacon? What other ideas for it?
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    Finally got my a-maze-n

    My kids got me an a-maze-n for Christmas. I am already happy. Put some sea salt in this morning and have not had to touch it. My daughter said shipping was super fast. My question is how long the average burn time is. I burnt 2 rows in 4 hours. I thought it would burn longer.
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    So many different opinions on brining and injecting

    It's amazing how many different opinions there are on how to deal with turkeys. With all the different shows that are on these days about cooking you could lose your mind figuring out what to do. I was watching one show on NBC in the morning when they were saying to not to unwrap a turkey to...
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    Olive oil question

    I buy all my olive oil in bulk at a large supplier here in Pittsburgh. This place probably sells hundreds of gallons every Saturday. I have never seen this issue before. We filled a 1 gallon glass bottle to about 1 inch from the top and use a screw top cap on it. When we got home my wife said...
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    My first Cherry wood Smoked Burgers - Q-view

    After seeing raptor700's post about his burgers, I had to run out and get some ground meat and try some. I started out with 2 pounds of ground sirloin. I mixed in some minced onion, garlic powder, jack daniels oak smoked salt, pepper, and worchestershire sauce.  Made 6 patties. Into the...
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